Sandy Hollow · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sandy Hollow

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Sandy Hollow than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, nearly 27% of households are just one person. This mix of living arrangements creates a varied community where single-person homes are quite common.

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📍 Sandy Hollow, Suburb / Locality

Where Sandy Hollow sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Hollow — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sandy Hollow2.4
2333, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Sandy Hollow has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 26.7% of people live alone, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.

2.4 ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.7% ▲ +24.7%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sandy Hollow, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 19.7% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. In contrast, 42.4% of families are couples with children.

19.7% ▲ +60.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Sandy Hollow splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 20%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sandy Hollow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13501/sandy-hollow/topic/family-households